Only picked players I actually saw play, pele etc might have been awesome back in their time but compared to nowadays they're a joke. My list consists of players ( when they were in their prime ) who would still be the best in the current condition of the game.

Any team that had these 4 players in would surely dominate. One for each role, the rest of the team could be built around them.
Almunia Eboue Denilson Bendtner

As you can tell, I'm an Arsenal fan dissappointed with the last few seasons

This is a little offtopic, but oh well
I'm getting my fifa11 fixed tomorrow (tilted xbox broke it), and I've been thinking of starting a new season as Arsenal, but selling the players that are likely to go this summer, and then trying to rebuild the team. I'll get rid of Fabregas, Nasri, Denilson, Squillaci, Bendtner, Clichy and Almunia, then bolster the squad with good replacements. Replacing Fabregas will be hard, especially since I don't want to just go out and buy straight up world class players (I like to play a little more realistically) so I'd probably get a player to fill his role who won't be quite as good, but then use the extra money to buy another good player, possibly in another area. I'll most likely replace Nasri with Ozil, since they seem like copies of eachother in game, only difference being their feet (right/left) and since Arsenal don't have a Left footed attacking midfielder, it'll work well.

yet you can't deny ( neither can I as a liverpool fan ) that he's been amazing for united during his career, credit where it's due

No denial on this front, but in terms of the actual player i don't believe he's as good as either Beckham or David Cooper who i picked, Becks has him in shooting & vision, Cooper had him in crossing & strength - class player no doubt about it, but for the way i'd like the team to play not the right fit.

No denial on this front, but in terms of the actual player i don't believe he's as good as either Beckham or David Cooper who i picked, Becks has him in shooting & vision, Cooper had him in crossing & strength - class player no doubt about it, but for the way i'd like the team to play not the right fit.

I've seen your team and it was pretty ok but ... David Villa ? Fowler in his youth was three times the forward Villa is today; he's a very odd name in an otherwise pretty balanced team. But then there's also Messi whom I can't see playing in a 4-4-2, not with Pele upfront at least.

I've seen your team and it was pretty ok but ... David Villa ? Fowler in his youth was three times the forward Villa is today; he's a very odd name in an otherwise pretty balanced team. But then there's also Messi whom I can't see playing in a 4-4-2, not with Pele upfront at least.

It's kinda like Brasil's theory on defenders - they're there, they're called defenders, but really they're just forwards who're too bloody lazy to run up and down the park all day, whoever's within 30 yards of goal in that team is likely either having a crack or passing to someone in a better position to do so.

Players such as Eden Hazard, Gareth Bale, Alexi Sanchez and Lavezzi were rock solid this season and you're listing Evra ?

Hazard, Bale & Sanchez are wingers, Lavezzi a nr10 ... sure Bale could pull it off but it's not his best position, rest of them are pure offensively minded players.

If I'd have to fill the spots in his team with the players you mentioned it would be :

Bale for Iniesta
Hazard for Ronaldo
Sanchez for Messi
Lavezzi for Rooney

Yea .. seems a bit silly doesn't it ?

Originally Posted by koodledrum

It's kinda like Brasil's theory on defenders - they're there, they're called defenders, but really they're just forwards who're too bloody lazy to run up and down the park all day, whoever's within 30 yards of goal in that team is likely either having a crack or passing to someone in a better position to do so.

I wouldn't say that, just look at Maicon, Alves, R.Carlos, Marcelo they always make their miles/kms